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Naďa Urbánková
Naďa Urbánková (born Naděžda Balabánová; 30 June 1939 – 3 February 2023) was a Czech singer and actress. Life and career Born in Nová Paka, Urbánková grew up in Borovnička and graduated as a nurse at the Higher Medical School in Trutnov. After some experience in amateur dramatics, she made her professional stage debut in 1959 in the Pardubice Theatre. After marrying the actor she moved to Prague, where she worked at Magician's Lantern and was part of the CSSPT (the ). Urbánková had her breakout in 1964, when she started a ten-years-run in the stage company of the Semafor theatre, and made her film debut in the successful musical '' If a Thousand Clarinets''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she appeared in '' Closely Watched Trains'', ''Larks on a String'' and '' Seclusion Near a Forest''. As a singer, her major hits were "Závidím" (Czech cover of " Il ragazzo della via Gluck") and "Drahý můj" (Czech cover of "A Dear John Letter "A Dear John Letter", or "Dear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nová Paka
Nová Paka (, ) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Nová Paka consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nová Paka (6,672) *Heřmanice (356) *Kumburský Újezd (209) *Podlevín (171) *Přibyslav (68) *Pustá Proseč (15) *Radkyně (55) *Štikov (308) *Studénka (106) *Valdov (125) *Vlkov (64) *Vrchovina (355) *Zlámaniny (26) Etymology The name Paka appeared in its initial form as Paká. The meaning of the adjective ''paká'' is unclear. It probably meant 'opposite' (''opačná'' in modern Czech), and probably referred to its location on the shady slopes, away from the sun. Already from the 14th century, two settlements ( Stará Paka – 'old Paka' and Nová Paka – 'new Paka') were distinguished. Geography Nová Paka is located about northeast of Jičín and northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a hilly landscape of the Gia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |